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Conor McGregor Says He Fought Khabib Nurmagomedov with Broken Foot
Conor McGregor’s recent surge of tweets continued Wednesday evening, as the former UFC Champ Champ replied to dozens of comments on Twitter. One Twitter user asked McGregor why his footwork appeared to be so flatfooted in his last fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor’s answer revealed an injury may have come into play at UFC 229 […]
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Dana White: Dillashaw vs. Barao Rematch To Be Booked Soon
April’s UFC 186 event in Montreal took a huge hit earlier this week when news broke that current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw had suffered a rib injury which would force him out of his scheduled main event rematch with former title holder Renan Barao. UFC President Dana White touched on Dillashaw’s injury during a […]
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TUF 20 Finale Results: Noons and Cruickshank Fight to No Contest
This potential fight of the night candidate was ended early when Cruicshank suffered two eye pokes. The result was a no contest. After the first eye poke, Big John saw it and called a pause in the action to let Cruicshank recover. Cruicshank did not take the full five minutes and was able to fight […]
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Faber discusses eye poke
Urijah Faber has never been known to be a dirty fighter and tonight’s bout does not make him one. However, it is unfortunate that an eye poke from Faber favored him to the point where he used it to set up and trap Francisco Rivera in a rear naked choke. During the post fight press […]
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Leslie Smith update on injured ear: “My days as an ear model are over”
In one of the most gruesome injures in UFC history, Leslie Smith had her cauliflower ear exploded by Jessica Eye at UFC 180 last weekend (See that HERE). After the bout, a gruesome image surfaced of the ear (See that HERE). Smith spoke to ESPN about the injury, and her hopes to return to the […]
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Holm optimistic despite neck injury: ‘I feel 100% better already’
Holly Holm is widely regarded to be one of the best prospects signed by the UFC this year, with many fans speculating that she may be the woman to pose the biggest threat to reigning champion Ronda Rousey. Holm spoke to the crew on Inside MMA that despite having a herniated disc, she hopes to […]
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Cris Cyborg Injures Ankle, Out Of Bantamweight Debut At Invicta 10
Cris Cyborg has been training for her highly anticipated bantamweight debut at Invicta 10 in December, however after a serious ankle injury in training, Cyborg will likely have to undergo surgery, further postponing her bantamweight debut. Stepping in for Cyborg in the main event against bantamweight champion Michelle Waterson will be Herica Tiburcio. Cyborg’s injury […]
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Lauzon: ‘Injuries Suck’
Joe Lauzon, was recently forced out of his UFC 180 bout against Diego Sanchez, leaving many fans disappointed for missing out on what had the makings of a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. Lauzon explained his reason for backing out from the fight on a blog post for his own website, JoeLauzon.com. I have been […]
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NIGHTMARE! Sanchez Joins Velasquez, Lauzon On UFC 180 Sidelines
Earlier this week it was revealed that UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was forced out of his UFC 180 main event bout against Fabricio Werdum. Prior to that, main-card fighter Joe Lauzon was forced out of his bout against Diego Sanchez with a knee injury, leaving his opponent, Diego Sanchez without an opponent. Now it […]
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Alan Patrick Out Of UFC 179 With Fractured Jaw
Alan Patrick has been forced out of his UFC 179 bout against Beneil Dariush on the main card of UFC 179 after fracturing his jaw in training. Patrick’s manager, D’Angelo Vidal spoke with MMAFighting about his client’s injury. “He was scheduled to compete in an ADCC match in Manaus on Sunday, but he had a […]
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Belfort Slams Weidman Over Injury, Accuses Champ Of Faking It
Vitor Belfort was slated to fight Chris Weidman on December 6th at UFC 181 in a long awaited matchup for the UFC middleweight title, however earlier this month news broke that Weidman had suffered a hairline fracture in his hand, and as a result, the bout was postponed until February of 2015. ‘The Phenom’ doesn’t […]
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Douglas Lima Out For The Rest Of 2014
Bellator’s welterweight champion Douglas Lima is out for the rest of 2014 according to the fighter. Lima stated that he injured his ribs, and as a result won’t be able to train for 6-weeks, not giving him enough time to train for a fight by the end of 2014. He spoke on MMAJunkie Radio about […]
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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire Nearly Didn’t Fight Curran After Being Injured At Bellator Photo Shoot
Patricio Pitbull Freire put on a spectacular performance at Bellator 123 to win the featherweight championship from Pat Curran, however the fight almost didn’t happen. Freire pulled out of the bout several weeks before the event, but then relented and agreed to fight Curran several days after. He spoke with MMAFighting.com about the fight that […]
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Overeem Fires Back At Dana For Comments On Training With Jones
After Jon Jones was forced out of his UFC 178 bout against Daniel Cormier due to a torn meniscus it was reported that Alistair Overeem was the man he was training with, someone who is infamous for injuring teammates while training. UFC President Dana White had some harsh words for Greg Jackson for allowing the […]
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Dana White Slams Greg Jackson: “What Are You Doing?”
“It drives me crazy. First of all he’s fighting a 5′ 10″ unbelievable wrestler – that’s who he is facing in Daniel Cormier. [But] he’s training with 6′ 10″ no-wrestling, all-stand up kickboxer Alistair Overeem. And Alistair Overeem lands on his leg and busts his knee up and gives him a high ankle sprain. I […]
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Joe Riggs Details Near Death Experience After Being Shot
Joe Riggs was expected to make his long awaited return to the UFC in September against Paulo Thiago, however a gun accident left Riggs with several gruesome injuries to his hand and leg that forced him off of the UFC Fight Night 51 card and left him hospitalized. Not only was Riggs hospitalized, he needed […]
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Hector Lombard: “I Thought My Career Was Gone”
Hector Lombard hasn’t seen the Octagon since his impressive performance against Jake Shields at UFC 171 back in March. After that it was announced that Lombard would fight Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Macao, however Lombard was forced off the card with a severely herniated disk in his neck. Lombard spoke with MMAJunkie to talk […]
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Bas Rutten Sews Up His Own Leg In Graphic Video
Can we all just agree Bas Rutten is a certified badass?
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Arlovski: Overeem Injured Me Too, He “Injures Everyone He Trains With”
Andrei Arlovski commented on the recent injury of Jon Jones which occurred at the hands of Alistair Overeem while the two were training. Anthony Johnson was the first to step forward and say that Overeem injured him as well when the two trained at Blackzilians together. Now Andrei Arlovski sounds off on his experience sparring […]
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Thiago Alves Returns To Training
Thiago Alves made one of the best returns to the Octagon in April against Seth Baczynski, however the return was short lived because shortly after Alves had to undergo knee surgery. In this video on his Instagram we can see Alves has returned to training, no word yet on when he will return to the […]
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PHOTOS | Joe Riggs Mangled Hand Following Gunshot Incident – NSFW
Last month Joe ‘Diesel’ Riggs accidentally shot himself in the hand and leg while cleaning a gun, forcing him out of his return bout to the UFC. Today TMZ brings us a disgusting look at Riggs mangled hand and how it’s healing.
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Carlos Condit Back Training At The Gym
Earlier this year Carlos Condit suffered a gruesome knee injury when Tyron Woodley threw a leg kick that Condit checked and spun around causing him to tear his ACL and part of his meniscus. Now according to a video on teammate Jon Jones’ Instagram, The Natural Born Killer is back! Check out the video:
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Breaking: Joe Riggs Out Of FN 51 With Non-Life Threatening Gun Injuries
Joe ‘Diesel’ Riggs was set to make his return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 51 against Paulo Thiago. However in an unfortunate turn of events Riggs was accidentally shot while cleaning a pistol in his home in Arizona and rushed to a nearby hospital. The UFC released a statement about the incident: “Riggs […]
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QUICK TWITT: Jones Accepts Cormier’s Challenge To Target Injured Knee
Yesterday UFC light heavyweight title challenger Daniel Cormier invited champion Jon Jones to target his injured LCL in their bout at UFC 178 in September. Cormier told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour that he would be disappointed in Jones didn’t target his injured knee. Jones responded via Twitter saying:
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Daniel Cormier Wants Jon Jones To Target His Injured Knee
Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones have been trading shots back and forth in interviews leading up to their UFC 178 bout on September 27th for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Cormier spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to discuss the fight, and even invite Jon Jones to target his injured knee. “If he […]
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Cung Le Unsure Of Future In UFC Beyond Bisping Bout
Cung Le is gearing up for his UFC Macau fight with Michael Bisping on August 23rd, however he got a chance to speak to the press at this past Saturday’s UFC on Fox 12 about his future in the UFC after his bout with Bisping. “This time around, I’m going to pace myself and try […]
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GSP Getting Physical Therapy On Injured Leg
Former UFC welterweight champion Geroges St. Pierre can be seen in this video posted by MMANation.com receiving Tecar therapy at Kessler clinic in Southern California. For those that don’t know Tecar therapy is one of the most groundbreaking and interesting rehab techniques currently used today. Basically through the gel that is applied, a plate that […]
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BREAKING – Khabib Nurmagomedov Tears Meniscus, Out Until 2015
After Dana White announced last week that the bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Cerrone was off due to a knee injury sustained by Khabib, nobody knew the extent of the injury. Today Nurmagomedov’s manager Mike Constantino broke the news to MMAFighting.com that Khabib would have to undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus, and […]